The weather was nearly perfect for Fall on the Farm at the Mennonite Heritage Village on Labour Day Monday.

That according to Executive Director Barry Dyck. He says the ground was a little wet from the heavy rain on Sunday but the cool comfortable weather on Monday drew a very good crowd. He notes attendance at Fall on the Farm this year was very similar to 2015. He adds it was exciting to see such a diverse group of people at the MHV.

"It is very exciting. We work hard to attract younger families here and while these young children may kind of forget about us when they are teenagers, hopefully, when they have their own small children they will remember the good time they had here and keep the momentum going here at the museum."

Dyck says there was a lot of activities going on at Fall on the Farm including a threshing demonstration, a saw mill demonstration, and a demonstration on seed gathering by a member of the Steinbach and Area Garden Club. He notes there are a few things they do that are specific to Fall on the Farm.

"First of all is the hog butchering and chicken butchering. These are things we only do at Fall on the Farm because they were typically only done in fall in the past and they prove to be very popular exhibits. Then we have some unique food things like corn on the cob and the Auxillary makes apple fritters. Those are special things about this particular festival."

Dyck says Fall on the Farm is the last festival of the year. He notes though the board of directors is quite happy with the festival season, overall attendance this year will be down. He notes Canada Day fell on a weekend this year, and there was a big storm during Pioneer Days which both hit attendance.

Dyck says though this is the last festival weekend of the season, the outdoor village and Livery Barn will be open until the end of September and there are a number of fundraising events still to come.